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Today, Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL), along with Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), and Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking Member Representative Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), led a bipartisan group of Representatives in reintroducing legislation to modernize the Health Profession Opportunity Grant (HPOG) program to better support low-income workers as they seek training and education for in-demand health care careers.
"I applaud President Biden for installing Kilolo Kijakazi as Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Former Commissioner Andrew Saul and former Deputy Social Security Commissioner David Black advanced policies to cut Social Security, deny disability benefits for older severely-disabled workers, reduce due process protections for Social Security appeals, and violate labor laws, with the effect of limiting benefits to some of the most vulnerable individuals in our nation. The Supreme Court's decision in the case of Collins v.
Legislation includes funding for Surface Transportation Projects in 7th Congressional District Submitted by Rep. Danny K. Davis
Reps. Lee, Davis, and Burgess Introduce Legislation Calling for Sickle Cell Trait Research
CHICAGO—The Chicago Department of Public Health announced today that its in-home vaccination program, Protect Chicago At Home, is now open to all Chicago residents age 12 and up. To encourage Chicago residents to take advantage of the program, Chicago-based Grubhub will donate gift cards valued at $50 to every household that chooses in-home vaccination.
Appointments can be booked now and gift card distribution will begin June 28. The gift cards will be usable immediately at any restaurant available through the Grubhub app.
The Child Tax Credit, part of the American Rescue Plan, is here to help families raising children make ends meet. Experts estimate the new Child Tax Credit has the potential to cut child poverty in half.
Neal, Davis Statement on GAO Report on Racial Disparities in Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Benefits
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) released the following statement in response to the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) report, "Management Report: Preliminary Information on Potential Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Receipt of Unemployment Insurance Benefits during the COVID-19 Pandemic":